User Guide

Objects within Fireworks documents 49
Element object
Element is an abstract or base class; nothing of class Element ever exists. However, it is useful
for simplifying the other class descriptions. Read-only properties are marked with a bullet (•).
Property Data type Notes
blendMode
string Acceptable values are "normal",
"multiply", "screen", "darken", "lighten",
"difference", "hue", "saturation", "color",
"luminosity", "invert", "tint",
and
"erase".
customData
struct Assign any objects (array, integer, string,
and so on).
effectList
object EffectList object (for more information, see
“EffectList object” on page 48).
height • float Read-only in the base class; other
properties or API calls are used to resize
specific types of elements.
isSmartShape • Boolean Confirms whether the element is an Auto
Shape.
left
float Can round to an integer.
mask
object ElementMask object (for more information,
see “ElementMask object” on page 56).
Returns
null if the element has no element
mask.
name
string Can be null (removes any existing name).
opacity
float Acceptable values, 0 to 100, represent
percent opacity.
rawLeft
float Leftmost space occupied by the pixels (not
the left location of the bounding box).
rawTop
float Top space occupied by the pixels (not the
top location of the bounding box).>
top
float Can round to an integer.
pixelRect
rect Rectangle of the area occupied by the
pixels. For example, the pixelRect of a text
object is smaller than what the property
inspector reports, since the actual pixels are
inside the bounding box.